Texans’ Case Keenum making slow progress under center

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Case Keenum captured Patriots week with one word: trust.

The second-year quarterback said he must trust himself, his teammates and the Texans’ offense more, and he can’t afford to second-guess decisions against a strong 8-3 New England squad Sunday at Reliant Stadium.

“Trust in my preparation, trust in my reads, trust in what I’m seeing, trust in my pocket, trust in a lot of things,” Keenum said. “And even when things aren’t going well, it’s about continuing to trust through those mistakes.”

A week ago, the Texans were feeling increasingly confident about Keenum’s development under center.

Three days after falling 13-6 to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Gary Kubiak acknowledged Keenum’s progress continues to come in spurts.

The Texans are still trying to determine which offensive situations fit their young QB best, and the balance between shotgun/pistol and a standard formation remains a work in progress.

“Obviously, when we got started he went to the pistol and he did some things there in the pistol. We took him back under center for a while,” Kubiak said Wednesday at Reliant Stadium. “We’re continuing to find out what he does best and take a hard look. We’ve changed things offensively to try to fit some of his strengths … and we’ve come back to doing a little bit of both. We’re trying to sort through that and see what he does best, but that is something we’ve been juggling here for about five weeks.”